Super Bowl Tailgate Photo Essay: Bad Bunny, Big Tech, and the Big Game

Jim Lockhart, from Boston:

Did you journey to get right here immediately?

Yeah, we got here in early on Friday morning. Planes, trains, and cars from Logan Airport.

And the place are you staying?

The Intercontinental, proper in San Fran, downtown.

Lovely. I am from San Francisco, born and raised, so I’ve a number of hometown pleasure. Hope you are having fun with your keep.

Oh, you recognize what? They’ve finished an unbelievable job. San Fran’s been very accommodating. Everyone’s been superior. Pleasant bartenders, waitresses, concierge, Uber guys. Everybody’s been superior, man. They’ve finished an awesome job. The town stepped up. We went to Alcatraz yesterday, and what an expertise. We adore it. Golden Gate Bridge, Bay Bridge, all these. It was an awesome expertise.

What are you most enthusiastic about?

I am excited to see the sport. I’m excited to win some cash on the underneath.

I used to be nearly to ask you. Yeah, did you place any bets immediately?

In fact I did. I obtained bets on all the things. The coin toss, the Gatorade, all the things. The primary move, all the things. I obtained a mortgage on it.

Did you do any of the prediction markets?

So you may’t guess out right here on the Draft Kings. It is a bizarre factor. So I needed to put all my bets in with the bookie. Offline.

Do you could have any ideas in regards to the potential for ICE brokers within the space?

No, I am from Boston, you recognize? We love ICE. In my drinks and on the streets. Let’s go. Let’s maintain these borders, shut them down.

And do you could have any ideas about Dangerous Bunny?

I believe it’s disgusting that there is a man who would not converse English who’s enjoying on the Tremendous Bowl, at the largest sporting occasion in America. And there is a man singing that does not converse English, and he additionally stated that he was gonna depart America and by no means do a tour right here once more. My youngsters like him and stuff. I do not even know him ok to, like, make an opinion, but when he is gonna be singing in Spanish and stuff, I imply, come on.

Will you be watching the halftime present?

No. I’m gonna stroll out.

You’re gonna stroll out?

I’m gonna go to the beer line. In protest. I do know it is not gonna make a distinction, however, you recognize?

Have you ever taken a driverless automobile since you’ve got been right here?

We’re attempting to get on these, however they sort of make me nervous. You already know what I imply? It’s creepy to me to observe a automobile drive by with out any individual driving the automobile. However we did take these scooters final night time. So we had been, like, Sons of Anarchy on these scooters final night time. It was nice. That was so enjoyable.

You might have the scooters in Boston, although, proper?

We do. I’ve by no means taken one. We left a bar yesterday—a Patriots bar, a celebration—and we took all of them the best way again to our resort.

For those who get an opportunity to journey in a Waymo earlier than you permit, I believe it is a enjoyable expertise for a vacationer.